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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-419

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WELFARE

Additional Class of Disproportionate Share Payments to Qualifying Teaching Hospitals

[43 Pa.B. 1374]
[Saturday, March 9, 2013]

 The Department of Public Welfare (Department) is providing final notice of its allocation of funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-2013 for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments to qualifying teaching hospitals that provide psychiatric services to Medical Assistance (MA) beneficiaries. The Department is allocating funding for this DSH payment at the same level as was allocated for this DSH payment for FY 2011-2012. There is no change in the current qualifying criteria or methodology for determining eligibility for this payment.

 The Department published notice of its intent to allocate funding for this DSH payment at 42 Pa.B. 5704 (September 1, 2012). The Department received no public comments during the 30-day comment period, and is implementing the change as described in its notice of intent.

Fiscal Impact

 The FY 2012-2013 fiscal impact, as a result of this additional class of DSH payment is $0.500 million ($0.228 million in State general funds and $0.272 million in Federal funds).

BEVERLY D. MACKERETH, 
Acting Secretary

Fiscal Note: 14-NOT-810. (1) General Fund; (2) Implementing Year 2012-13 is $228,000; (3) 1st Succeeding Year 2013-14 is $232,000; 2nd Succeeding Year 2014-15 is $232,000; 3rd Succeeding Year 2015-16 is $232,000; 4th Succeeding Year 2016-17 is $232,000; 5th Succeeding Year 2017-18 is $232,000; (4) 2011-12 Program—$325,685,000; 2010-11 Program—$243,809,000; 2009-10 Program—$371,515,000; (7) MA—Inpatient; (8) recommends adoption. Funds have been included in the budget to cover this increase.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-419. Filed for public inspection March 8, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]



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